Taser Usage in the MPS as of 5 June 2023
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.031089
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please provide the number of:
1. Taser authorised officers in the MPS
2. Instances of Taser deployment from MPS officers
For the following calendar years:
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - Taser authorised officers in the MPS
As of 05/06/2023 we have 7615 Specially Trained Officers (STO)
Q2 - Instances of Taser deployment from MPS officers
This data is widely available and is routinely published on the MPS Use of Force Dashboard it covers not only Taser use, but all Use of Force recording, of which started in 2017.
Please access the below link to this information.
There is no information held prior to 2017.